What name should you put in the mail as a sender when applying for replacement of Green Card due to name change (e.g. marriage, court order)

[jrj_ph 3]

Hi! I just want to ask if what name should one put as a sender for the documents needed for application for name change (e.g. marriage, court order) on green card? Should the current legal name be used on the letter mail or the previous name of the applicant?

[KazuriSana 324]

Your current legal name. Your previous name is not your name anymore. 

[Jo Së 200]

Use the same you put on the forms you are mailing, which should be your current legal name.

[JRCyrin 20]

I just called the USCIS  about this. 

 

My situation was:

 

Before marriage, got SSN for (then) fiance with I-94. Got married. Marriage court messed up our marriage certificate so we didn't get proof of marriage until after (now) wife's 90 days (I-94) expired. SS office would not let us change her name even though we got married within the 90 days because they required a valid I-94 or EAD (which she won't get until we had filed AOS.)

We thought we were stuck. So I called the USCIS. They said that the marriage certificate is legal proof of name change regardless of what the SS office had listed and that their records took precedent over the SS office's. They said use my last name for my wife's current name and list her former maiden name in the AOS as a previous name. Then go to the SS office after receiving EAD to update her SS Card.

 

Hope this helps. 

[jrj_ph 3]

How many months would it take to process name change on green card?? Would it take 6mos or longer??

[JRCyrin 20]

I would assume the 3- 6 months it takes to get the EAD..... The EAD gives the spouse the ability to work, and also gives the SS office the document needed to change names in their office.

 

The green card that comes after the AOS interview would automatically have the updated last name.